- Grant Amount – $45,000–$70,000
- Deadline – January 16, 2026
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The ClimaFii Alliance, launched by Shell Foundation and Accion and delivered in partnership with BFA Global (Sub-Saharan Africa) and Upaya Social Ventures (India), targets microentrepreneurs who power local economies but are underserved by climate finance and technology.
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The focus areas of the opportunity are catalytic capital, tailored venture support, end-user finance technical assistance and pilots, gender inclusivity and market expansion, energy and energy storage, productive use and post-harvest energy solutions, electric mobility, circular economy and waste-to-energy, fintech, workforce and shared-economy platforms, and technologies enabling nature-based solutions.
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ClimaFii supports six sectors: energy and energy storage solutions for reliable, affordable clean power; productive use and post-harvest energy solutions that increase microenterprise productivity or reduce losses; electric mobility for small logistics and delivery providers; circular economy and waste-to-energy solutions; fintech, workforce, and shared-economy platforms that enhance access to energy and mobility solutions; and technologies enabling nature-based solutions that support nature-positive livelihoods.
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Benefits
- Selected companies in the SSA cohort receive catalytic capital ranging from $45,000–$70,000 to test and refine business models, expand microenterprise reach, and de-risk early operations.
- Tailored venture support is provided to strengthen product offerings, business models, and paths to scale, including hands-on guidance in unit economics, pricing, operations, go-to-market strategy, expert advisory in clean energy, mobility, IoT, UX, data, gender, and investment readiness.
- The program also provides end-user finance technical assistance and pilots to unlock affordability for microenterprises through partnerships with MFIs, SACCOs, cooperatives, and fintechs, designing asset-finance, embedded finance, or working-capital products.
- Gender inclusivity and market expansion are embedded in the program, with diagnostics, user research, and practical guidance for serving women-led microenterprises.
Eligibility:
- Eligible companies must be early-stage (pre-seed, seed, or post-seed) with a minimum viable product in clean energy or electric mobility, demonstrate potential to reach ~2,000 microenterprise customers by the end of Year 1, have a strong team with at least one co-founder based in Africa, track or plan to track impact metrics with a gender lens, be registered and operational in SSA, and have potential for financial-service-provider partnerships.
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